A sensor network for measuring and processing agricultural sensor measurements having multi-depth sensors, field monitors, and/or field data collection systems. The multi-depth sensor having a GPS; sets of physical sensors located at different depths; a processing structure sampling measurements from the physical sensors; and storing the measurements. The field monitor for use with a mobile platform having: a housing; a camera; a LiDAR sensor; a processing structure capturing point data and image data; generating above-ground field data; and determining crop data. The field data collection system having a stationary field monitor and one or more mobile field monitors capturing above-ground data. The stationary field monitor and the mobile field monitors having an associated GPS. The multi-depth sensors capture below-ground data and communicating the below-ground data to the stationary field monitor. A GPU processes the above-ground data and the GPS data to generate a point cloud data set.
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2. The multi-depth sensor according to claim 1, further comprising a pipe housing the at least two sets of agricultural sensors beneath a ground surface.
3. The multi-depth sensor according to claim 2, further comprising an above-ground pipe; and a housing coupled thereto for holding at least the processing structure and the computer-readable memory.
4. The multi-depth sensor according to claim 3, wherein the above-ground pipe comprises a striking surface for driving the pipe housing beneath the ground surface.
5. The multi-depth sensor according to claim 2, wherein the at least two sets of agricultural sensors are spaced at uniform depths beneath the ground surface.
6. The multi-depth sensor according to claim 2, wherein the at least two sets of agricultural sensors are spaced at varying depths beneath the ground surface.
7. The multi-depth sensor according to claim 1, wherein the at least one agricultural sensor is selected from at least one of: a moisture sensor, a temperature sensor, a nitrogen/phosphorus/potassium (NPK) sensor, a solar radiation sensor, a rain gauge, and a wind speed sensor.
8. The multi-depth sensor according to claim 1, wherein instructions further comprise: communicating the stored measurement via a wireless module to at least one of: a stationary field monitor, a host server, and a mobile field monitor.
10. The field monitor according to claim 9, wherein the instructions further comprise: filtering the above-ground field data prior to determining the crop characteristic data.
11. The field monitor according to claim 9, wherein the instructions further comprise: filtering the point data set prior to generating the above-ground field data.
12. The field monitor according to claim 9, wherein the instructions further comprise: segmenting crop data points from the above-ground field data as part of the determining of the crop characteristic data.
13. The field monitor according to claim 9, wherein the processing structure comprises a graphical processing unit (GPU).
14. The field monitor according to claim 9, further comprising: a wireless transceiver; and wherein the instructions further comprise: receiving below-ground field data from at least one multi-depth sensor.
16. The field data collection system according to claim 15, wherein the stationary field monitor comprises a Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) sensor and a camera; and each of the at least one mobile field monitor comprises an associated Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) sensor and an associated camera; the LiDAR sensor, the associated LiDAR sensors, the camera, and the associated cameras together providing the above-ground field data.
17. The field data collection system according to claim 16, wherein the above-ground field data comprises image data and point data.
18. The field data collection system according to claim 17, wherein the GPU filters the image data and the point data.
19. The field data collection system according to claim 18, wherein the GPU segments a plurality of crop data points from the cloud point data set to determine crop characteristic data.
20. The field data collection system according to claim 19, wherein the GPU adjusts the crop characteristic data in response to the below-ground field data.
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